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AUGUST 10, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXIII • NO 26
Chicken Barbecue Will Benefit Chamber BY CATHY MOLITORIS
“I have been told by many people that we have the best chicken barbecue,” said Kerry Meyers, executive director of the Mount Joy Chamber of Commerce. “We use Peters’ Barbecue, and a lot of people love him. Our whoopie pies are also a big selling point.” The Chamber will hold its annual chicken barbecue on Saturday, Aug. 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Milanof-Schock Library, 1184 Anderson Ferry Road, Mount Joy. Tickets include a half-chicken, a baked potato, applesauce, a roll and butter, a whoopie pie and a drink. An option to purchase just a halfchicken and a drink will also be offered. Proceeds from the Chamber’s chicken barbecue go right back into the community, Meyers noted. “We use the money for our everyday running of the Chamber See Chicken pg 4 Displaying some of the items that will be up for grabs at the Milanof-Schock Library’s auction are circulation coordinator Susan Craine (left) and executive director Joseph McIlhenney.
BY CATHY MOLITORIS
he Milanof-Schock Library is looking to practice a little “shelf control.” Proceeds from the library’s annual auction will be used to support shelf upgrades at the facility as well as bolster the library’s collection and fund building upkeep. The auction will be held at the library, 1184 Anderson Ferry Road, Mount Joy, on Saturday, Aug. 27, beginning at 9 a.m. “Our theme is ‘The Roaring 20th,’” said Kim Beach, operations
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coordinator for the library, who also feature a jumbo tent, donated by noted that the ’20s theme fits nice- Hess Auction Group, which will ly with the fact that this year’s auc- donate the auctioneer services as well. “ We’ll have a tion is the library’s 20th. “We’re going to “If you love your wide variety of up for auchave a Model A car library for any rea- items tion,” Beach stated. with folks dressed up in ’20s gear, which son or you just love “A. Lane Living will be great for photo your community, donated folding ops. We’ll have our c o m e o n o u t f o r Adirondack chairs. … We had a donastaff wearing some the auction.” tion of American ’20s stuff like headbands with feathers, fedoras and Girl dolls, and we had a woman who made a red sequined flapper arm garters.” The auction will be held outside dress for one of the dolls.” Addithis year, as it was last year, and will tional items include custom-made
woodworking, artwork and jewelry. Children’s activities will be offered in the backyard, hosted by library director of children and youth Miss Jan, and several food trucks will be on-site, including Dutch Country Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels, Meat the Browns Mobile Kitchen and On My Grind Coffee. Music will be provided by a DJ. Beach noted that she has high hopes for the financial success of this year’s auction, adding, “We always hope to beat the previous auction total. I would love it if we got in the neighborhood of $25,000.” See Auction pg 8
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